Continuing on the subject of forgiveness begun in Matthew
18:21-35, last week Pastor David shared two scripture passages (Ezekiel 16:1-22
and Luke 7:36-50) to remind us of how far God reached to redeem us
who were helpless and unworthy, and what our response should be to that great
act of love and forgiveness. The Ezekiel passage paints a
graphic picture of us as we wallowed in our sin, unable to help
ourselves. God enters the picture and gives us life, but we should not,
as Israel did, trust in our own "chosenness" and take the Lord for
granted; instead we should worship unreservedly, like the woman in the Luke
passage, as people who have been forgiven much. As we prepared our hearts for
the Lord's Supper, I was challenged to think about the times recently when I
have insisted on my own rights and have not loved as much as I could have,
especially considering my own sinfulness and how much I have been
forgiven.
--Leland Moody - C3 Deacon
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